Health Care Terms Worksheet
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Week 3 Health Care Terms Worksheet
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words.
In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
How has it influenced heath care?
What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [type your name here]
Term
Definition
Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry.
Licensure
Documentation stating an individual is certified to practice in a specified field
Dr. Jones renewed her licensure every two year to remain certified while practicing medicine.
Direct Care
Hands-on care
Direct care is administered to patients in hospice to assist comfort before death.
Administrative Personnel
Workers responsible for record keeping and administrative duties of the like
Administrative personnel assist with making sure patient information is correct and input to the hospital database.
Medical Lab Technologist
Individuals that operate the equipment needed to run test in the lab
Medical lab technologist routinely run test on blood, urine, and other specimens to assist with diagnosis of patients.
Medical Manufacturing
Division of medicine responsible for prosthetics and other devices to replace or diagnose damages to the body
Medical manufacturing is skyrocketing in sales along-side pharmacology.
Transcriptionist
Personnel responsible for converting medical codes into written
Week 3 Health Care Terms Worksheet
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words.
In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
How has it influenced heath care?
What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: [type your name here]
Term
Definition
Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry.
Licensure
Documentation stating an individual is certified to practice in a specified field
Dr. Jones renewed her licensure every two year to remain certified while practicing medicine.
Direct Care
Hands-on care
Direct care is administered to patients in hospice to assist comfort before death.
Administrative Personnel
Workers responsible for record keeping and administrative duties of the like
Administrative personnel assist with making sure patient information is correct and input to the hospital database.
Medical Lab Technologist
Individuals that operate the equipment needed to run test in the lab
Medical lab technologist routinely run test on blood, urine, and other specimens to assist with diagnosis of patients.
Medical Manufacturing
Division of medicine responsible for prosthetics and other devices to replace or diagnose damages to the body
Medical manufacturing is skyrocketing in sales along-side pharmacology.
Transcriptionist
Personnel responsible for converting medical codes into written